Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2718

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 11 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The purchaser's acknowledgment in the sale contract that he knows the thing sold or has previously seen it. Evidence against him. Effect thereof: he is not entitled to annul the sale on the ground of lack of knowledge of the thing sold unless the seller's deceit is established, without prejudice to his right to seek annulment of the sale on the basis of mistake. The purchaser's taking delivery of the thing sold and not objecting to it within a reasonable period. Its implication. Acceptance of the thing sold, after which he may not seek annulment of the sale on the ground of lack of knowledge of the thing sold. Article 456/Third and Fourth of the Civil Code. Example. - See also: Essential elements of the sale contract, its formation, and agency therein.. Simulation of the sale contract:
Arabic original
إقرار المشتري في عقد البيع بعلمه بالمبيع أو بأنه سبقت له رؤيته. حجة عليه. أثر ذلك: أنه لا يحق له إبطال البيع بدعوى عدم علمه بالمبيع إلا إذا ثبت تدليس البائع دون الإخلال بحقه في طلب إبطال البيع تأسيساً على الغلط. تسلم المشتري المبيع وعدم اعتراضه عليه خلال فترة معقولة. مؤداه. قبولاً للمبيع فلا يكون له بعد ذلك أن يطلب إبطال البيع بدعوى عدم العلم بالمبيع. م ٤٥٦/ ثالثاً ورابعاً مدني. مثال. - وراجع: أركان عقد البيع وانعقاده والوكالة فيه.. صورية عقد البيع:
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧٨/٢٠٠٧ مدني جلسة ٥/١١/٢٠٠٨ مجلة القضاء والقانون - س ٣٦ ج ٣ ص ٣٤٧)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 11 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. PDF pages: 527.

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